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document.write( "A telephone pole has a shadow of 16 ft. when a person 5 ft. tall has a shadow of 6 ft. How tall is the pole?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write answer as a mixed number. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #730797 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=730797\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A telephone pole has a shadow of 16 ft. when a person 5 ft. tall has a shadow of 6 ft. How tall is the pole?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "16/h = 6/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6h = 80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = 40/3 feet<BR>\n" );
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